World's longest flight announced

Dubai's Emirates Airline announced it will launch the world's "longest non-stop flight" in February from the bustling Gulf emirate to Panama City, lasting more than 17 hours, SIA reports quotingb the France 24.

The carrier will fly daily to Panama's capital in a passenger flight operated by a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft which can also carry up to 15 tonnes of cargo, Emirates said in a statement.

The flight between the two trading hubs will last 17 hours and 35 minutes, making Panama the airline's first destination in Central America, it said.